First run yarn or npm i
Rename config.example.js to config.js
Next enter your email, username, and password that you'll be using to listen to the emails and send your the directions inside config.js
You'll first want to get an API key for Google Maps here: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/?apis=routes
After your create your API, grab your API Key and enter it into config.js
Next up so google will allow our server to listen to and send emails we'll have to turn on Less secure app access
https://myaccount.google.com/security
If you don't already have a google voice number, you'll need one. https://voice.google.com/calls
After you have your Google Voice number head to the Google Voice settings and make sure that your text are being forwarded to the email that you'll be using https://voice.google.com/settings
Everything is now setup and ready to run!
Now you can type yarn or npm start and RouteMe will start running
Send a text message to your Google Voice number,
In the first half of the message you'll want to put the From location, next you'll type routeme and then you'll type the To location.
Cumberland Mall routeme Georgia Aquarium
The locations can be in Name format, address, or coordinates.
33.880958, -84.467623 routeme World of Coke
Now let your hair down and head off into the world knowing that data can't stop you from going where you want
Disclaimer I can only confirm that the text message portion will work in the US since we're given an email that's attached to each one of our phone numbers.
If you don't have an email in your country attached to your phone number you'll have to find some other way to listen to text messages, like Twillo
Check out the article about why I created RouteMe on Medium
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